Month: June 2016

Diana Vacc Sees Outlander Episode 8 “The Fox’s Lair”

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by Diana Vaccareilli

This episode of Outlander entitled “The Fox’s Lair” finds Claire and Jamie returning to Scotland after the tragedies they went through in France and meeting Jamie’s Grandfather Lord Lovatt. If you haven’t viewed this episode yet be warned: this review may contain spoilers.

THE GOOD:

  • The writing of the episode was good but not “oh boy, gosh wow, fantastic” as previous episodes have been. Anne Kenney writes beautiful scenes between our two leads, showing them healing after losing their child, which was quite moving to watch but lacked the dynamism present in previous episodes. One scene in particular, showing Jamie (Sam Heughan) holding his newborn niece was touching and heartbreaking at the same time.
  • Clive Russell was fantastic as Jamie’s devious Grandfather. I was amazed at how his performance presented the character exactly as I’d pictured him while reading the book.

THE BAD: read article

Peggy Bechko’s World: So Finish It Already! 4 Tips for Finishing Your Story

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by Peggy Bechko

Writers can be a very strange lot. Mostly we love writing, but we hate writing. Really, we do. It can be called a love/hate relationship but really it’s more of a hate/hate one.

Now I’m not talking about story. Story is great. It’s the damn writing.

Seriously, how many times have writers sat down in front of a blank page or screen, brimming with a new, fantastic idea, aching to get it out, and then sitting there, staring at the blank page and swearing softly to themselves? The driving urge to write is there, but the whole thing is more than a little daunting. Who doesn’t hate starting new projects, beginning from scratch? read article

John Ostrander: Self-Employable Comics

LB’s NOTE: Why am I just finding out about John’s latest project? Damn! Time to get my dinero into the mix!

LB’s 2nd NOTE: John’s article is about the comics industry, but substitute the phrase “web series” or “indie video” and what he says applies to just about everyone who comes to TVWriter™.

Hexer-Dusk-1by John Ostrander

I love writing and I am so glad I’ve been able to make a living at it. I’m very thankful to all the fans and all the publishers who have enabled me to do that over the years. read article

The Week at TVWriter™ – June 6, 2016

In case you’ve missed what’s happening at TVWriter™, the most popular blog posts during the week ending yesterday were:

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Troy DeVolld: “We’d need you to work as a local.”

Odds are that if the show can't pay for your travel it ain't gonna send a car like this to meet you either!
Odds are that if the show can’t pay for your travel it ain’t gonna send a car like this to meet you either!

by Troy DeVolld

I don’t complain about much. I’m good with long hours, I don’t mind working a little harder to get a show in good shape and turned in on time.  I can even handle parking blocks or even miles from a location and cramming into a shuttle with 7-23 other people to get to set.

Being asked to work as a local states away from home, however, bugs me.

What that means is finding (and paying for) a place to stay when you’re many hours from home, sometimes out of state or even the country working on a project.  It’s not uncommon in reality’s non-union universe, as it saves the production company money on their most tightly-budgeted shows. read article